Vida ou morte para o teatro infantil? Contrapontos

Abstract

In this text I will ask how and why adults that produce culture continue to make a frozen in time theater, imitating the character Sleeping Beauty’s circumstances. What kind of awakening do the adults need so as to be aware of other different plays, accepting those created by children, rich in expressiveness and conversation? Is there any chance for a “theater for all ages” to exist nowadays? The answer is delicate and complex, because the worldwide moment: we seem to be cultural and politically defined by dichotomies, revealing opposed positions – about childhood cultures as well as the adult’s role in the face of it.